India, June 17 -- The sessions court in Thane has rejected the bail application of a 27-year-old man accused of raping a model and refused to entertain a "compromise" affidavit submitted by the survivor to save her imminent marriage, noting the offence is not compoundable, and the investigation is underway.

The copy of the order, passed by Additional Sessions Judge P.V. Ghule on June 9, was made available on June 15. The accused, identified as Akshaykumar Kantilal Jain, who hails from Surat, was arrested on April 25 by the Kashimira Police in Thane under sections 64 (rape) and 351(2) (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), the prosecution said.

The 26-year-old complainant, a professional model originally from Punjab...